Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-09
Her Worst Trial Late in Life.
Impeiied by a sense of Duty, a Lady Writes
Chap,er of Her History. Light
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a Chap.er of Her History. Light
Comes at Evening Time.
After one has been through an experience which
NAV be of value TO others, and which Involves heath
and happiness, II becomes duty to make II known.
Such sense Of duty impels me to tell you, ana
through YOU the public. the history Of trying
period of my life. have lived in this world almost
tbe sa.ural span OF life and have passed through as
much as most women, but 1t was reserved Tor me
recently 10 endure the most serious trial ever laid
upon me- was when young, endowed with ordi'
nary good health and for many years had nothing
mon The wi ole to complain of In that respect Yet
T had very sensitive stomach and was always
ohuoed "a nae more or less caution In eating. AS
o.r.,n as occasionally became careless in this mat
20, an certain was TO suffer more or lees from such
,ndi.cr..ion. And in this, / am sure' merely re-
semble multitudes Of others VINO oeeih 'he"'ei'e'
relatively sound and well.
Ahont FIVE years ago I was called upon to pass
,hrouub seyerc mental trouble The grief oceasoned
nv the o<s of dear ones preyed upon my MIND ana
40 affected my general health. 1t 10 well known TO
all thinking persons that any great emotloh' long
continued IL certain to affect the appetite and dlges
tion and in the end may produce the moot intractoe
form of chronic dyspepsia SO that In Ne" WEEKS
after the beginning Of the mental trouble nave
alluded to- was not surprised to find that hsh lhe
symptoma Of that dreadful and tedious complaint
dyspepsia. Ny appetite became very poor ana "h@'
little food did eat gave me sense oil great distress
and Of a weight on the stomach as though vi 'ne
presence of foreign body. Several hours sifer eat
Ing would be attacked with coicky pains oil greater
or less intensity. My breath was laden with ioui
or fetid odor and there would be eructions OF ioui
and offensive gas. My physicians said this was pu'
trid dyspepsia. II seemed that everything a'e
underwent putrefaction shortly after being receiver
into the stomach
NV bowels were very irregular; sometimes 'hey
were badly cons,pated and then again very house,
sufered intensely from the headaches 80 Characters
tic OF this disease. My sleep was broken ano uhre-
fresbing. At this stage my appetite almost wholly
failed I ate 10 little | can scarcely imagine no"
ne uas sustained. My physicians said my condition
was chiefly due TO an insufficient quantity OF gastric
mice but whatever the cause can bear testimony
TO the reality OF my suherngs. Sometimes about
one hour after eating, terrible cramp would come
an during which my bowels would be greatly
swolIen and distended, caused by paralysis OF the
muscular coating of the stomach. While these
attacks lasted often lay by the hour in fainting
sneIl utterly uncons cious of all things around me.
NV friends would resort to every expedent to restore
me and TO keep life In my body. These spells always
terminated in severe attack Of inflammation OF the
bowels, when | would have very pitiful time in
deed.
OF course this terrible experience produced & eat
general debility and got TO be seriously enfeebed
and run down. Something like a year ago malaria
was added to my troubles. ! noticed that on r-ing
in the morning felt badly all over. feeling of las
stude and depression some thing different in nature
from the digestive ailment alone. My tongue was
GOV, red with brown coating had alternate spells
of being warm and then cold, aching pains all over
my BODY especially in the back and limbs. terrible
nausea and vomiting, during which would throw
off all the food had eaten days for preceding. This
was followed by very high fever, which would rage
for twelve hours This fever came on at no p1rticu'
lar: | did not know when to expect 1t. Sometimes
I would wake up In the night with raging fever.
Then again 1t would suddenly make its appearance
In the middle of the forenoon or afternoon.
When the fever lett me was utterly exhausted
remember one day. when the cold stage came on, |
felt a. though were dying; and he physcIaN said
that came M near TO having congestive chill and
miss II "a 30 ssible and that would havr r"'nt
death | took nearly every known remedy for dys
p,psin; bismuth. the different forms of pspIn but
hot water gave muca relief IA Anything used.
For malaria took lunnr Ia large quantities. but
II was as useless to ~ 1t seems to be to others
who suffer In the same way yet Of Its bad effects |
experipn ed the fu extent.
In what way, DO now not recall, but last Septem'
Der | heard of Ka-kine, and with great reluctance
consented to make ial Of 1t. took II four times
day, In doses OF ten pellets but it was fully month
before began to improve. | first noticed that my
dyspepsia was better. My appetite grew stronger
and | relished my food. My sleep became sound and
sweet and louged Tor night to come so as to enjoy
it, strength returned and from this time began to
mend very rapidly seemed to take Il new lease of
life and in three months was altogether well. Crate
full for this unexpe't ted deliverance am willing that
my story should be- published for the benefit of others
who may 1t and take hope. Mrs. Emily A. Nc
Knight, 1870 East 7ist St.. New York.
May 22d 1882.
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